Sweet Girl's Mind-Boggling Twist Makes the Movie... Feminist
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
A made-for-TV propaganda short created during the height of 'the war on drugs' to expose drug usage amongst teenagers. Only two men who are aware of such a dire situation, Burt Reynolds and Judd Nelson, can lay their insight on the epidemic that's preying upon the youth of America.
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A made-for-TV propaganda short created during the height of 'the war on drugs' to expose drug usage amongst teenagers. Only two men who are aware of such a dire situation, Burt Reynolds and Judd Nelson, can lay their insight on the epidemic that's preying upon the youth of America.
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Genre:Drama, Documentary
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In Theaters:11/1/1986
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Runtime:57 minutes
Studio:MCA Home Entertainment, Valente / Kritzer
Cast
Nathaniel Burr Smidt
Director
Burt Reynolds
Self - (Visitor in Town)
Judd Nelson
Self - (Visitor in Town)
Karen Carlson
Eileen Wilson
Megan Follows
Kim Wilson
Earl Holliman
Kim's Father
Dermot Mulroney
Lane
Robert Sampson
Rick Segall
Rick Kramer
Christopher Stone
Gary Kramer
Martha Velez
Janet Kramer
James A. Watson, Jr
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